According to forbes.com: “It’s the Romans who are most famous
for their fantastic feasting. In the 1st century AD, Emperor
Vitellius produced an enormous platter called The Shield of
Minerva, which included pike livers, pheasant and peacock brains,
flamingo tongues, lamprey spleens and other luxury ingredients
gathered from all corners of his empire. Other emperors played
expensive tricks on their guests. In the 3rd century, Heliogabalus,
renowned for enjoying cruel jokes, served up grains of gold mixed
in with the peas, and amethysts, rubies and pearls in other
dishes. The guests were allowed to keep the jewels in
compensation for their wrecked teeth. At another banquet,
Heliogabalus almost smothered his guests by raining down
perfumed rose petals over them.”
Times have changed and you would think that indulgence in
opulent foods would be rare and possibly on the decline. However,
evidence in the modern times suggests otherwise. Opulent and
extravagantly expensive foods and ingredients can be found
across the world. The price of ingredients are, of course, based
on their supply and the availability. These exorbitant ingredients
are then used to create foods whose prices are well beyond our
imagination.
So how much would you pay for food? A few hundred dollars for
an unimaginable burger or an extravagant pizza? Possibly, by a
good stretch of your imagination, a thousand dollars, for a rare
and exotic food ingredient? Well you might be surprised with the
answers when you read this article that looks at some of the most
expensive foods and ingredients in the world.
Please note, that all prices are in US dollars.
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